Terms and Conditions of Let
Please remember that a reservation is a legal contract. You must confirm that you have read and accept these terms and conditions before a booking will be accepted. When you submit a booking via our online reservation system you will receive an automatically generated booking summary by email to the email address you provide in the booking form. This does not form a contract between us. A contract shall only arise when your booking is subsequently confirmed in writing via a letter of confirmation sent to you by post or email.
In these terms and conditions of let “you” and “your” means any and all persons making a booking and using the Lowland Lettings website and “we”, “us” and “ours” means Lowland Lettings Friars Acre, The Friars, Jedburgh , Scottish Borders TD8 6BN.“Property” means the property in respect of which a booking is made.
Where properties are not owned by us, we are acting as agents on behalf of the property owner(s). In such cases, these terms and conditions constitute a contract between you, Lowland Lettings acting as agent and the property owner(s).
The properties let by us are to be used for the purposes of a holiday let only to which Section 12 (2) and Paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 apply. The booking agreement confers a right to occupy the accommodation for the agreed period only. Lettings commence at 4pm on the first day of the tenancy and end at 10am on the date of departure as specified in the booking. The maximum tenancy is 31 consecutive days by any one person.Unless otherwise agreed in writing the tenancy period cannot be extended and you will be liable for any costs whatsoever resulting from an unauthorised tenancy extension.
The person who completes the booking form certifies that:
When a booking is made more than 6 weeks prior to arrival a non refundable deposit of 25% of the total rental must be paid in order to confirm the booking. All bookings remain provisional until payment is received. If the booking is made 6 weeks or less prior to arrival the full rental amount must be paid at the time of booking. We reserve the right to refuse any booking, in which case all monies paid will be refunded. Once your booking has been confirmed the balance of any rental due must be paid within 6 weeks of arrival. We will send you one reminder by email, to the email address you provided at booking. No further reminders will be sent and if the balance due remains unpaid 5 weeks prior to your arrival then we reserve the right to cancel the booking, resulting in the loss of your 25% deposit. Payments will be accepted by cheque made payable to Lowland Lettings, by credit and debit card or by PayPal using our online booking facility. For credit and debit card payments online, our web site is protected by Secured Socket Layer technology.
You will be liable for any charges imposed on us relating to dishonoured payments and these will be passed to you for payment within 7 days of us notifying you.Please check your booking confirmation carefully and advise us immediately if any details are incorrect.
We lovingly care for our properties and we ask you to respect the property and any neighbours. You must:
Where a travel cot is supplied you must not exceed the recommended age or weight for the product, and it may only be occupied by a child of 24 months or less. Only one travel cot will be provided.
If you need to cancel your booking you must inform us immediately in writing. You are responsible for the arrangement of appropriate holiday cancellation insurance and for the avoidance of doubt Lowland Lettings do not provide any holiday cancellation insurance as part of the contract.
If you cancel your booking more than 6 weeks prior to your arrival date your deposit will not be refunded. We will endeavour to re-let the cancelled period and if successful no further monies will be due by you. However if we are unable to re-let the cancelled period you will remain liable for the whole rental amount. If you cancel your booking less than 6 weeks prior to arrival no refunds will be made and you will remain liable for the full rental amount if your final balance payment has not been made.
You may request to alter your booking and if the property is available for the new dates we may agree to this. Please note that any increase in weekly price due to the alteration must be paid by you prior to the alteration being confirmed. A rebooking fee of £25 must also be paid.
Our quoted prices are per property for accommodation only. All prices include (where applicable) cleaning on departure, bed linen, one set of towels per guest, electricity, gas, water, fuel & central heating. Please note that beach towels and cot linen are not included.
Bed linen and towels will be changed at the end of each tenancy and weekly if you are staying for more than one week. We ask that you ensure that all lights, heaters etc are switched off when not required especially when you leave the property and room thermostats are used, where applicable, in order to protect the environment and avoid unnecessary cost. We reserve the right to charge you for negligent or excessive fuel and power use.
Force Majeure means any event which we could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid such as war or threat of war, riots, civil strife, terrorist activity, epidemic, pandemic, industrial action, natural or nuclear disaster, fire, adverse weather conditions, power cuts, closure of airports or ports, technical problems with transport, governmental action and all other similar events.
We do not accept liability for any loss, damage or injury howsoever caused to you (or anyone in your party) or to your vehicles or personal property save where personal injury or death is caused by our negligence or by the negligence of the property owner. Any valuables left at the Property are left at your own risk. You must take all necessary steps to safeguard yourselves and your personal property. We suggest that you take a few moments on arrival at the property to familiarise yourself with its layout and safety equipment provided and instructions on what to do in the event of a fire etc. It is your responsibility to check that the property meets your needs especially if children are staying at the property. Children should be monitored at all times and you should verify the suitability of children’s equipment provided as we cannot accept liability. We are not responsible for noise or disturbance originating beyond the boundaries of the Property It is essential and your responsibility to ensure that all doors and windows are closed and locked when leaving the property or when in the grounds. We strongly advise that you take out adequate travel insurance (including liability for accidental damage to the Property, cancellation cover and medical and emergency expenses) prior to the commencement of your holiday. We do not accept any liability for compensation where performance or prompt performance of our contractual obligations is prevented or affected by reasons outside of our reasonable control, including adverse weather conditions, acts of God, explosion, tempest, fire or accident, war or threat of war, civil disturbances, restrictions and regulations of any kind on the part of the government or local authorities, strikes, lock-outs, or other industrial action or dispute. We do not accept responsibility for the failure of public services such as water, gas, electricity, plumbing or sewerage systems or unforeseen breakdown of domestic and mechanical equipment such as heating or plumbing systems, boilers – we will endeavour to arrange prompt repair.
Force Majeure means any event which we could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid such as war or threat of war, riots, civil strife, terrorist activity, epidemic, pandemic, industrial action, natural or nuclear disaster, fire, adverse weather conditions, power cuts, closure of airports or ports, technical problems with transport, governmental action and all other similar events.
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This contract is deemed to have been drawn up at Friars Acre, The Friars, Jedburgh, TD8 6BN.These terms and conditions and the contract to which they apply are governed in all respects by Scot’s law and the Scottish courts only shall have jurisdiction in relation to them.